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Abating a Nuisance Doesn’t Wipe out Your Liability

CASE TITLE: BIASE PLANTATION LTD v. IVERE LPELR-81076(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD JANUARY, 2025 JUSTICES: AMINA AUDI WAMBAI, J.C.A.ADEMOLA SAMUEL BOLA,…

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Whether Agents/Officers Automatically Become Vicariously Liable for the Offences of the Corporate Entity Under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2022

CASE TITLE: TANGWAMI v. FRN (2025) LPELR-82119(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT: FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, J.C.A.…

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What is the Position of Law Where there are Competing Interests by Parties Claiming from a Common Grantor?

CASE TITLE:  TURAKI v. NASARAWA (2025) LPELR-82558(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH OCTOBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ABIODUN AZEEM AKINYEMI,…

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Constitutional Right of a Citizen to Peaceful Assembly and Association; Limitations to Same

CASE TITLE: AROBI & ORS v. COMMISSIONER FOR ESTABLISHMENT & SPECIAL DUTIES, EDO STATE & ORS (2025) LPELR-82522(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:…

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The Regulatory Earthquake: CBN’s New Rules for Agent Banking

INTRODUCTION The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the "Guidelines for the Operations of Agent Banking in Nigeria" on October…

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Position of the Law on Fraudulent Conversion in the Offence of Stealing

CASE TITLE: BALOGUN v. C.O.P (2025) LPELR-82520(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH NOVEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED…

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Whether The Court Can Make Declarations of Customary Law Relating to The Selection and Appointment of Chiefs

CASE TITLE:  OBANOBI & ORS v. OLUSI & ORS (2025) LPELR-81999(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CHIEFTAINCY LAW LEAD…

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Position of the Law Regarding the Offence of Accusation of Witchcraft

CASE TITLE: MUSA v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81818(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED…

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Can a Defendant be Found Guilty of a Different Offence Than the One Originally Charged?

CASE TITLE: OCHEKPE v. FRN & ORS (2025) LPELR-81654(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH JUNE, 2025JUSTICES: IBRAHIM ALI ANDENYANGTSO, J.C.A.PETER OYINKENIMIEMI AFFEN, J.C.A.ABIODUN…

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Position of the Law as Regards Locus Standi to Institute an Action in a Chieftaincy Dispute

CASE TITLE: OLATIDOYE v. OLADEPO & ORS (2025) LPELR-82168(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH OCTOBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PUBLIC SERVICE LEAD JUDGMENT: OYEBISI…

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